Scalar Dissipation Rate Measurements in Initially Non-Premixed Turbulent Shear Layers Using Rayleigh Imaging,

Abstract

The Scalar Dissipation rates have been measured in the developing near fields of three different propane-air turbulent shear layers where lifted flames would be stabilized. Rayleigh imaging was employed to quantify instantaneous propane concentration at various locations, in the near fields of these free shear flows. The measurements resolve the dynamic range of the turbulent spectrum including the Kolmogorov and Batchelor scales except at the injector exit where these scales are not fully resolved. Quantitative instantaneous Rayleigh signatures of the propane concentration and computed instantaneous scalar dissipation rates as well as mean scalar dissipation profiles are determined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1992
Accession Number
ADP009053

Entities

People

  • Douglas A. Feikema
  • James F. Driscoll

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dissipation
  • Dynamic Range
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Measurement
  • Mechanics
  • Near Field
  • Shear Flow
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.